Inside Yoga 228 (12/3/2018) Yoga, as we know, helps us in so many ways, and now it appears that someone has decided to recommend yoga to those humans who don’t watch what their dogs do! Clearly the popularity of yoga is spreading as unfortunately is a bit of dog poo. I would like to add as a dog owner, my […]
more >Inside Yoga 227 (5/3/2018) At the end of last week Britain found itself engulfed in a Siberian-Arctic snow storm which brought the country to a standstill, and this included our usually mild south west region of England. Over the last few days we have seen numerous examples of altruism, selflessness and community spirit which are always nourishing to hear about, […]
more >Inside Yoga 226 (26/2/2018) At the heart of a yoga practice is our breathing, and this is not just because we need breathing to live, but how we breathe and pay attention is an important factor in yoga practice. Here is a recap of the breathing technique I taught over the last couple of weeks. I taught a mindfulness breathing […]
more >Inside Yoga 225 (12/2/2018) Yes, all I want you to do is stop for a few moments and look at this image of a spot, a full-stop which is asking you to clear your mind, breathe calmly (and deeply) and focus on the spot for a minute (or more). Have you done that? If you have, you might have noticed […]
more >Inside Yoga 224 (29/1/2018) A recent scientific study has revealed that hot yoga (with temperatures about 40C) is no better to our health than yoga practised in normal or warm temperatures. A new study by the American Council on Exercise (ACE) suggests that while some may swear by it as being tough and good for weight loss this is not […]
more >Inside Yoga 223 (15/1/2018) It is only when everything is getting busy or we are close to the precipice and things are spinning out of control that we might get the thought “I need a simpler life”. The desire for a simpler way of living has been with us as long as we have been thinking about our existence. Why […]
more >Inside Yoga 222 (8/1/2017) Well-being is very popular today, but how good are we at looking after ourselves and importantly how good are we at looking after everything and everyone around us? Our yoga practice starts with our self and extends to everything in our life, including the planet we inhabit… read on. At the heart of yoga, according to […]
more >Inside Yoga 221 (2/1/2018) We are back to the beginning again. The start of another year is usually filled with resolutions to “start as we mean to go on”, to make changes, and to improve XYZ; or, in other words we use the New Year as a chance to improve our quality of life. But is the start of the […]
more >Inside Yoga 220 (18/12/2017) With Christmas approaching I decided to post a festive blog and had a browse of cyberspace to see if there is anything out there. Top of the list was a blog posted in Huffington Post suggesting that Santa needs to practice yoga! The reasoning is straightforward and makes sense: Santa has a tough job carrying heavy […]
more >Inside Yoga 219 (11/12/2017) This famous slogan, “Keep calm and carry on” helped the population of Britain keep going during the Second World War, and it continues to be used as a reminder or a sales gimmick, and it also has relevance when it comes to yoga practice. One of the key points about practice is how we respond to […]
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